TORONTO (The News Desk) — Facebook friends of University of Toronto student Tina Markovitz claim they are eagerly anticipating a statement from the second-year international relations major about a recent international tragedy.

“Whenever something important happens in the world — something earth-shaking and history-defining like this — my mind immediately goes to Tina,” said first-year Walter Davies, who claimed that he will avoid reading the news until Markovitz releases a statement about the tragedy.

“I don’t think I’m going to be able to process this event completely until Tina puts things into perspective for me,” said fourth-year Shelby Chu.

“It is only through a Facebook essay written by Tina that we can all understand what exactly has happened here.”

Markovitz herself said that she has rewritten her statement about the tragedy several times, but that the right words have not yet come to her.

“I know that people are looking to me for answers. But you can’t rush something like this. I want to do this right.”

Sources reported that the survivors of the tragedy were also waiting for comment from Markovitz.

“The United States, Germany, Canada and Australia have all released statements about this devastating event. Where is the statement from Tina?” asked one of the many victims, as he recovered in his hospital bed.

“Her silence on this issue is deafening. It is only when she speaks that the healing can truly begin.” ♦

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